Homeland Security
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About the Program
In June 2002, The Governor’s Office requested that all Councils of Governments develop regional homeland security plans as part of a state planning initiative. Planning at the regional level was chosen due to the scale and scope of potential weapons of mass destruction incidents and the geographic size of Texas. The Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG), in cooperation with the Texas Association of Regional Councils (TARC) and the Texas Department of Public Safety Director, is pleased to provide this resource for local emergency management coordinators. Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Texas Governor’s Homeland Security Director have made funding available to ATCOG to assist in the implementation of Texas’s regional approach statewide, known as The State Homeland Security Program.
Program Objectives
ATCOG’s Homeland Security program’s major purposes are to: Provide information and assistance to ATCOG’s local government members in the planning and implementing of homeland security programs; Integrate regional planning and priorities with state agency activities; and Assist TARC, TEDM, Texas Department of Public Safety Director and other state agencies that administer emergency preparedness programs in their work with ATCOG’s local government members.
Individual Resources by Category
Government
Texas Association of Regional Councils
Homeland Security/Emergency Management
Building Neighborhood Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
Citizen Corps (CC)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Weather Service NOAA
Texas Emergency Management
Grants
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Grants.gov
OOG/PSO/Homeland Security Funding Opportunities fo FY25 Grants
FY24 Notice of Funding Opportunity
ATCOG Risk Methodology and Allocation Process
FY2024 Application Development Workshop
FY24 HSGP Certification and Intent to Apply
2023 ATCOG THIRA
2023 ATCOG SPR
2024 ATCOG Implementation Plan
eGrants User Guide to Creating an Application
Training – Fire, Law Enforcement, Safety, Etc.
Independent Study Program Course List
General
American Red Cross – Preparing Communities for Emergencies
Texas Forest Service – Protecting Forest, Tree & Related Natural Resources